Calendar: Chamber Day, May 7, 2008 (SoCal)

Some of our SCUBA buddies have mentioned that it is pretty hard to keep track of SCUBA-tastic events. For the sake of the cause, we are going to do our best to collect scuba events. We will file them under the label "Calendar" and we will try to have the location in the title. So, if you know about, or if you are promoting, a scuba event, bring it to our attention and we will put it under the calendar tab!


That being said, we've just been directed to a really cool event in Southern California. It's called Chamber Day. This year's event will be on Wednesday, May 7, 2008. The official website, http://wrigley.usc.edu/hyperbaric/chmbday.htm,says the following:

The great thing about this event is that ALL the monies raised goes to the Chamber. No administrative fees are deducted from the proceeds, the local SoCal boats donate their time and services, the manufacturers donate gear for raffle prizes, the Aquarium of the Pacific donates their facility for the evening event, hundreds of volunteers donate their time, and you (hopefully) donate your money.The Catalina Chamber is dedicated strictly to the treatment of diving accidents on a 24/7/365 basis. Although we hope you’ll never need it, having the Chamber available gives divers a vital safety net in the event something should go wrong with your dive. Although there is a grant from LA County, and the Chamber gets income from some outside activities, Chamber Day provides a significant portion (roughly 50%) of the Chamber’s annual budget.

So, if you live and dive in SoCal... get involved!